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Originally posted by virtuoso_18: It's reputed that Brahms fell asleep during Liszt's performance of his Sonata. While many consider this Sonata to be among Liszt's finest works, Brahms thought it was boring. And i'm quite sure that neither is Brahms musically illiterate, nor is Liszt a bad pianist! It's just a matter of taste. [/b]

Actually, Brahms excused himself because he had been absolutely exhausted from traveling. Thus, the fact that he fell asleep is not a demonstration of dislike for the piece.

Oh jesus, my poor ears! Did he really post those videos himself? You can hear the audience mumbling to each other and some even leave during it. I am of course refering to the la campanella and revolutionary-videos.

Did he really do this volentaraly? Maybe his teacher was holding his family hostage or something until he did the performance.

I wonder if his teacher was proud that night.I´m just imagining if it had been one of my students...I would have offered to comitt suicide in front of the audience as apology.

I guess some people just don´t have it. I mean, I have never been close to being this bad, ever. Even my first sight-read through those etudes sounded more convincing. How the hell could they let him up there? I´ve seen some bad stage-nerves, but oh the humanity.

As for difficulty, try playing a series of four-note chords legato, cantabile, and allegro. The interlocking triplets in the second half of the piece make it shimmer.

Mel [/b]

Where can I hear this piece? [/b]

I'm not sure about where you can find a recording. I did print the music out from the link earlier in the chain, and it is a quite nice piece. It's not exceptionally difficult to play at a moderate tempo. The fact that the piece is in Gb makes it easier to play, as it's easier to navigate the keyboard on the black notes. The difficulty level would ramp up if you moved to a performance tempo.

As for it being a "Wow" piece, my wife told me without prompting that she thought it was really pretty. She usually just complains that I'm playing too loudly. :rolleyes:

Yes, I saw the music, thanks wdot I like to hear someone else playing the piece first... so I can get a "feel" of it.

Regarding people who want to hear a "wow" piece.

I LOVE the Raindrop Prelude, and if played with emotion (as it was intended) you can actually feel the raindrops pitter-patting off the roof tops

It's a gorgeous piece.

I also like to play Chopin's Prelude in B Minor... (can't remember the op. numbers, will get back to you on that one tonight).The Prelude in B Minor is not difficult at all, but you can put so much feeling into it.

To me, a "wow" piece is how I "feel" the piece under my fingers.

I think that is partly because I am nowhere near a standard you guys are (even though I'm grade 6). I couldn't do massive long technical runs that have people jumping up and down with joy. I just love playing pieces I can feel...

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